April 1, 2015
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Two-time Mizzou volleyball All-American Carly Kan (Honolulu, Hawaii) has been selected to the USA Volleyball team that will represent the nation at the World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea, this July 2-12. This is the second consecutive season that Kan has been selected to the USA Volleyball High Performance teams after touring China last summer.
Kan was one of 12 players selected to the team, which will be coached by Florida head coach Mary Wise. She was one of four outside hitters selected to the team. The World University Games roster is part of USA Volleyball's High Performance program's Collegiate National Team. The squad has four players who finished their senior seasons in 2014, along with three seniors and five juniors.
The World University Games squad will come together June 28 in Los Angeles before traveling to South Korea for the competition. The roster was selected through the U.S. Women's National Team Open Tryouts held Feb. 20-22 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., along with an invitation-only training block held in January in Anaheim, Calif.
The U.S. Collegiate National Team program also includes a China Tour roster that will be announced later this week, along with a 36-player group that will train and compete in conjunction with the USA Volleyball Girls' Junior National Championships in June.
U.S. Women's World University Games Roster
Name (Position, School, 2015 College Year, Hometown)
Khat Bell (OPP, University of Texas, Grad, Mesquite, Texas)
Jordan Burgess (OH, Stanford University, Sr., Fort Myers, Fla.)
Lexi Dannemiller (S, University of Michigan, Grad, West Chester, Ohio)
Nia Grant (MB, Penn State University, Grad, Warren, Ohio)
Micha Hancock (S, Penn State University, Grad, Edmond, Okla.)
Briana Holman (MB, University of Nebraska, Jr., DeSoto, Texas)
Alex Holston (OPP, University of Florida, Jr., Olney, Md.)
Carly Kan (OH, University of Missouri, Jr., Honolulu, Hawaii)
Laura Larson (L, University of Arizona, Jr., Lakeville, Minn.)
Andie Malloy (OH, Baylor University, Sr., Allen, Texas)
Paige Tapp (MB, University of Minnesota, Jr., Stewartville, Minn.)
Nicole Walch (OH, Florida State University, Sr., Stuart, Fla.)
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